Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate on Monday with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick. He was requested what goes with Ivan Demidov, the Montreal Canadiens prospect in Russia, and when he’s anticipated to come back to North America.
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Scott Laughlin: “I don’t know what you’ll be able to provide up on this. I’ll throw it at you anyway, simply because it’s coming from Russia and Ivan Demidov, we noticed him, in fact, chosen fifth general by the Canadiens going again to the draft that just some months in the past.
He has 4 targets and eight factors in his first 15 video games for SKA St Petersburg within the Kontinental Hockey League, however currently he’s being benched. He’s being benched for durations at a time when he’s not seeing the ice. And this has acquired to be very irritating for the Montreal Canadiens, proper?
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You’ve acquired your first-round choose, a man that perhaps may come over as early as subsequent yr or the yr after you need him to come back over and form of hit the bottom working within the Nationwide Hockey League, and, you already know, form of get that chance that Michkov is getting this season with the Philadelphia Flyers.
However to see a prospect, and also you need to see him play and develop and progress and mature in the entire bit, to see him getting bench for durations at a time has acquired to be regarding for a staff like Montreal.”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, regarding, irritating. I feel they knew the circumstances wherein the season would play out for Demidov. I feel that they had an inkling that it was going to be a tough trip for him due to simply how issues form of function over there. There’s no secret as effectively that he’s going to come back over. It’s only a matter of when.
I feel with Michkov coming a bit of sooner and getting out of his contract with the KHL a bit of bit sooner; it’s form of left a bit of little bit of or created a bit of little bit of a precedent when it comes to having the ability to try this. The Canadiens would like to have him come over, as quickly as doable. However I feel in addition they understood that this was going to be a little bit of a tricky one for him, and on the identical time, from his perspective, this can be a psychological problem.
It’s undoubtedly clear that he can sustain with the expertise in within the KHL and undoubtedly shine. Now it’s a matter of, okay, you bought your expertise, you bought your ability. How sturdy are you able to keep your self mentally now, as you undergo all these hoops and this curler coaster trip and the coaches and the staff goes to place you thru for a wide range of causes over there.
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So I feel once more, the Habs perceive it. Definitely there’s going to be frustration since you need this child to play as a lot as he can now with a purpose to hone his expertise and correctly develop. However I feel we’ll have an fascinating dialogue about Demidov subsequent season.
Wouldn’t be shocked if him and the Canadiens attempt to go the route of Philly and Michkov this previous yr, with a purpose to get him again to right here sooner or over right here sooner.”
